Secrets to a Happy Toronto Winter: #7. Patios aren’t just for summer

1Ceili Cottage’s giant plastic-wrapped yurt is low on curb appeal, but inside, the 35-seat rotunda is steamy and intimate. The latticework walls that support the colourful, intricately painted roof spokes are insulated with swaths of sheep’s wool. Servers deliver heaping plates of comfort food (bangers and mash, say, or mac and cheese with ludicrous quantities of double-smoked bacon) and hot toddies to candlelit tables while patrons rifle through crates of classic ’70s vinyl and play DJ on the old RadioShack turntable. 1301 Queen St. E., 416-406-1301.